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1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth among the rocks, or hast thou observed the hinds when they fawn?
2 Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3 They bow themselves to bring forth young, and they cast them, and send forth roarings.
4 Their young are weaned and go to feed: they go forth, and return not to them.
5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free, and who hath loosed his bonds?
6 To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.
8 He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing,
9 Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?
10 Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?
11 Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him?
12 Wilt thou trust him that he will render thee the seed, and gather it into thy barnfloor?
13 The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.
14 When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.
15 She forgetteth that the foot may tread upon them, or that the beasts of the field may break them.
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her.
17 For God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he given her understanding.
18 When time shall be, she setteth up her wings on high: she scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 Wilt thou give strength to the horse or clothe his neck with neighing?
20 Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.
21 He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men.
22 He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword.
23 Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter.
24 Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground, neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth.
25 When he heareth the trumpet he saith: Ha, ha: he smelleth the battle afar off, the encouraging of the captains, and the shouting of the army.
26 Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?
27 Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?
28 She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.
29 From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
30 Her young ones shall suck up blood: and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.
31 And the Lord went on, and said to Job:
32 Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him.
33 Then Job answered the Lord, and said:
34 What can I answer, who hath spoken inconsiderately? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. Spoken inconsiderately... If we discuss all Job's words (saith St. Gregory), we shall find nothing impiously spoken; as may be gathered from the words of the Lord himself (Job 42:7-8); but what was reprehensible in him, was the manner of expressing himself at times, speaking too much of his own affliction, and too little of God's goodness towards him, which here he acknowledges as inconsiderate.
35 One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said: and another, to which I will add no more.
Old Testament first published 1609 by the English College at Douay
New Testament first published 1582 by the English College at Rheims
Revised and Annotated 1749 by Bishop Richard Challoner
Imprimatur. +James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, September 1, 1899
1 Numquid nosti tempus partus ibicum in petris,
vel parturientes cervas observasti?
2 Dinumerasti menses conceptus earum,
et scisti tempus partus earum?
3 Incurvantur ad fœtum, et pariunt,
et rugitus emittunt.
4 Separantur filii earum, et pergunt ad pastum:
egrediuntur, et non revertuntur ad eas.
5 Quis dimisit onagrum liberum,
et vincula ejus quis solvit?
6 cui dedi in solitudine domum,
et tabernacula ejus in terra salsuginis.
7 Contemnit multitudinem civitatis:
clamorem exactoris non audit.
8 Circumspicit montes pascuæ suæ,
et virentia quæque perquirit.
9 Numquid volet rhinoceros servire tibi,
aut morabitur ad præsepe tuum?
10 Numquid alligabis rhinocerota ad arandum loro tuo,
aut confringet glebas vallium post te?
11 Numquid fiduciam habebis in magna fortitudine ejus,
et derelinques ei labores tuos?
12 Numquid credes illi quod sementem reddat tibi,
et aream tuam congreget?
13 Penna struthionis similis est
pennis herodii et accipitris.
14 Quando derelinquit ova sua in terra,
tu forsitan in pulvere calefacies ea?
15 Obliviscitur quod pes conculcet ea,
aut bestia agri conterat.
16 Duratur ad filios suos, quasi non sint sui:
frustra laboravit, nullo timore cogente.
17 Privavit enim eam Deus sapientia,
nec dedit illi intelligentiam.
18 Cum tempus fuerit, in altum alas erigit:
deridet equum et ascensorem ejus.
19 Numquid præbebis equo fortitudinem,
aut circumdabis collo ejus hinnitum?
20 Numquid suscitabis eum quasi locustas?
gloria narium ejus terror.
21 Terram ungula fodit; exultat audacter:
in occursum pergit armatis.
22 Contemnit pavorem,
nec cedit gladio.
23 Super ipsum sonabit pharetra;
vibrabit hasta et clypeus:
24 fervens et fremens sorbet terram,
nec reputat tubæ sonare clangorem.
25 Ubi audierit buccinam, dicit: Vah!
procul odoratur bellum:
exhortationem ducum, et ululatum exercitus.
26 Numquid per sapientiam tuam plumescit accipiter,
expandens alas suas ad austrum?
27 Numquid ad præceptum tuum elevabitur aquila,
et in arduis ponet nidum suum?
28 In petris manet,
et in præruptis silicibus commoratur,
atque inaccessis rupibus.
29 Inde contemplatur escam,
et de longe oculi ejus prospiciunt.
30 Pulli ejus lambent sanguinem:
et ubicumque cadaver fuerit, statim adest.
31 Et adjecit Dominus, et locutus est ad Job:
32 Numquid qui contendit cum Deo, tam facile conquiescit?
utique qui arguit Deum, debet respondere ei.
33 Respondens autem Job Domino, dixit:
34 Qui leviter locutus sum, respondere quid possum?
manum meam ponam super os meum.
35 Unum locutus sum, quod utinam non dixissem:
et alterum, quibus ultra non addam.
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